IL200701A - Lightweight air vehicle and pneumatic launcher - Google Patents

Lightweight air vehicle and pneumatic launcher

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IL200701A
IL200701A IL200701A IL20070109A IL200701A IL 200701 A IL200701 A IL 200701A IL 200701 A IL200701 A IL 200701A IL 20070109 A IL20070109 A IL 20070109A IL 200701 A IL200701 A IL 200701A
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tail
air vehicle
retention mechanism
wing
folded
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IL200701A
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Aai Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations
    • B64F1/04—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations for launching aircraft
    • B64F1/06—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations for launching aircraft using catapults
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U20/00—Constructional aspects of UAVs
    • B64U20/50—Foldable or collapsible UAVs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U30/00—Means for producing lift; Empennages; Arrangements thereof
    • B64U30/10—Wings
    • B64U30/12—Variable or detachable wings, e.g. wings with adjustable sweep
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U70/00—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements
    • B64U70/50—Launching from storage containers, e.g. from submarine missile tubes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U70/00—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements
    • B64U70/70—Launching or landing using catapults, tracks or rails
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U80/00—Transport or storage specially adapted for UAVs
    • B64U80/60—Transport or storage specially adapted for UAVs by wearable objects, e.g. garments or helmets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U80/00—Transport or storage specially adapted for UAVs
    • B64U80/70—Transport or storage specially adapted for UAVs in containers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Actuator (AREA)
  • Compressors, Vaccum Pumps And Other Relevant Systems (AREA)

Claims (1)

1. A foklable unmanned air a fuselage having a pressure tube portion for receiving a launch tube of a pneumatic t wo each wing being pivot bly connected to the fuselage such thai it pivots about a pivot a wing retention mechanism that holds the wings in folded a foldable tail connected lo the a tail retention mechanism thai holds the tail in a folded and a linkage that links the wing retention mechanism to the tail retention mechanism such that release of the tail relention mechanism releases the wing retention The air vehicle of claim wherein the air vehicle is configured for launching from a containment tube with the wings and the tail in their folded The air vehicle of claim wherein the tail retention mechanism comprises a trigger for triggering the release of the retention mechanism when the air vehicle exits the containment The air vehicle of claim wherein the trigger for triggering the release of the tail retention mechanism comprises spring loaded cams for pressing against the launch tube through holes in the pressure wherein the spring loaded earns are released from engagement with the tail when the launch tube is removed from the pressure the Sanford T 3 WO AAl CORPORATION 114 z ϋ 7 100 210 8 CORPORATION SIX SHEETS SHEET 4 WO WO 11 WO 12 insufficientOCRQuality
IL200701A 2003-02-21 2009-09-02 Lightweight air vehicle and pneumatic launcher IL200701A (en)

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US44847203P 2003-02-21 2003-02-21
PCT/US2004/004720 WO2005023642A2 (en) 2003-02-21 2004-02-19 Lightweight air vehicle and pneumatic launcher

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IL200701A true IL200701A (en) 2012-06-28

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AU2010210017B2 (en) 2012-04-19
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